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Philidor Defense: Hanham Variation

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1.e4e52.Nf3d63.d4Nd7
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Philidor Defense: Hanham Variation1.4M games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
48%646k49%
20%270k54%
11%142k44%
10%138k51%
3.6%49k51%
2.5%34k52%
1.7%23k48%
1.2%16k49%
0.9%12k48%
0.5%7.3k47%
Famous games in this line910 master games
Ni, Hua (2704) – Zhang, Pengxiang (2640)20081–0Paravyan, D. (2592) – Oparin, G. (2683)20220–1Praggnanandhaa, R. (2536) – Wei Yi (2736)20190–1Rublevsky, S. (2651) – Khismatullin, D. (2611)20191–0Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2718) – Cossin, Sebastien (2509)20131–0Areshchenko, Alexander (2710) – Makarov, Marat (2516)20121–0Topalov, Veselin (2645) – Campora, Daniel Hugo (2560)19940–1Granda Zuniga, Julio E (2630) – Rogers, Ian (2570)19981–0
Heroes of this opening Ni, Hua · Oparin, G. · Wei Yi · Rublevsky, S.
Family
Philidor Defense
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C41
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nd7
SolidClassical
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Philidor Defense: Hanham Variation, Sharp Variation4.Bc4 Nb6Philidor Defense: Hanham, Kmoch Variation4.Bc4 c6 5.Ng5Philidor Defense: Lion Variation, Shirov Gambit4.Nc3 Ngf6 5.g4Philidor Defense: Hanham Variation, Delmar Variation4.Bc4 c6 5.c3
Nearby lines in the family
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